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diff --git a/Packages.txt b/Packages.txt index 8dab9103e3f..a0ca9d6c6dd 100644 --- a/Packages.txt +++ b/Packages.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.266 2002/10/23 19:21:18 jlam Exp $ +# $NetBSD: Packages.txt,v 1.267 2002/10/24 04:52:15 jlam Exp $ ########################################################################### ========================== @@ -1583,7 +1583,9 @@ in a two step process: This normalizes the environment in which a package is built so that the package may be built consistently despite what may other software may -installed. +installed. Please refer to pkgsrc/mk/buildlink2/buildlink2.txt for some +FAQs and answers regarding buildlink2, and to pkgsrc/mk/buildlink2/README +for a description of how buildlink2 is implemented in pkgsrc. 8.1 Converting packages to use buildlink2 @@ -1599,19 +1601,19 @@ with .include "../../category/foo/buildlink2.mk" There are several buildlink2.mk files in pkgsrc/mk that handle special -circumstances. +package issues: - (*) motif.buildlink2.mk checks for a system-provided Motif installation - or adds a dependency on x11/lesstif or x11/openmotif; + * motif.buildlink2.mk checks for a system-provided Motif installation + or adds a dependency on x11/lesstif or x11/openmotif; - (*) ossaudio.buildlink2.mk defines several variables that may be used by - packages that use the Open Sound System (OSS) API; + * ossaudio.buildlink2.mk defines several variables that may be used by + packages that use the Open Sound System (OSS) API; - (*) pthread.buildlink2.mk uses the value of PTHREAD_OPTS and checks for - native pthreads or adds a dependency on devel/pth as needed; + * pthread.buildlink2.mk uses the value of PTHREAD_OPTS and checks for + native pthreads or adds a dependency on devel/pth as needed; - (*) xaw.buildlink2.mk uses the value of XAW_TYPE to choose a particular - Athena widgets library. + * xaw.buildlink2.mk uses the value of XAW_TYPE to choose a particular + Athena widgets library. The comments in those buildlink2.mk files provide a more complete description of how to use them properly. |